One of the big hits of recent years is the Real Madrid-Manchester City clash, as it is the third season in a row when the two European big guns meet. A year ago, the Spanish and English clubs clashed in the semi-finals. After a 1-1 draw in Madrid, Josep Guardiola’s team knocked out their rivals 4-0 at home, “clinching” their first CL success and their treble. it turned out From the page of the Hungarian Nation.
Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid (b) and Pep Guardiola of Manchester City on May 4, 2022
Photo: Juanjo Martin / Source: MTI/EPA
Old acquaintances
Among the memorable clashes, the rally from two years ago stands out. City trailed 2-0 at home in the 11th minute, and although they only won 4-3 in the end, they took a 1-0 lead in the second leg in the 89th minute. At the start of the match, Rodrygo scored goals in the 90th and 91st minutes to win extra time for Real, in which Karim Benzema also scored a goal for City, so Real reached the final, where they beat Real Madrid 1-0. Liverpool. The Manchester team made up for it last year, after the 1-1 draw in Madrid, they knocked out the Royal Guard 4-0 at home. and they did not sparkle in the final against Internazionale (1-0), they are the defending champions.
Kyle Walker (l) and Vinicius Junior during the Champions League semi-final second leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid on May 17, 2023
Photo: Adam Vaughan / Source: MTI/EPA
Manchester City have not lost in the European Cup since their 3-1 semi-final loss to Real in 2022, a streak that has lasted for twenty-two games, but they are preparing to end it today in Madrid. What’s more, the home team has a clever idea of how to shock the guests: this week the news spread that the team has turned to UEFA and is asking for permission to draw the roof of the Bernabéu stadium for the match, so the atmosphere will be even more terrifying. for the City players, wrote a Hungarian Nation.
Bayern would avoid another slap in the face
Arsenal are in the top eight for the first time since 2010, and in the 2016/17 competition, they were knocked out by their current opponent, Bayern Munich, with two 5-1 victories. This time it’s Arsenal is considered the most likely. The Bavarians are in a crisis, which was further deepened by the 3-2 defeat they suffered at home to Heidenheim last Saturday – from a 2-0 lead. The sports director of the Bavarians, sports director Max Eberl, was upset after the defeat and before the BL quarter-final against Arsenal, when asked if they were looking for a new coach, wrote the Origin.
I’m just going to talk about the coaching question now. Now it’s all about the game against Arsenal. Our opponent will be a team, and with all due respect to Heidenheim, who are far above them. We must thoroughly improve so that we don’t get another slap in the face
Eberl said.
Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel during his team’s training session in Munich on March 4, 2024
Photo: Anna Szilágyi / Source: MTI/EPA
Bayern is second in the Bundesliga standings, sixteen points behind the leader Leverkusen, so the German team would only need the BL title to save their season. The Opta’s supercomputer calculated the chances of the eight teams to reach the final, where Real Madrid has the best chance (23.8%), City (41.2%) and PSG (35.9%), Bayern Munich has the least chance (12.1%).
Security alert has been increased in Paris and Madrid due to terrorist attacks
In response to the threat of the Islamic State, security has been significantly increased before the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona on Wednesday.
The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, consulted with the police prefect of the capital, and subsequently announced the tightening of security measures.
The Islamic State has published a threat regarding the venues of the quarter-final clashes through one of its communication channels.
‼️ “Kill them all”: ISIS threatens to carry out terrorist attacks at the Champions League quarterfinal matches
This is reported by the Spanish media.
The threat was conveyed through the resource Al-Azaim, which distributes messages on behalf of Islamists. They published an… pic.twitter.com/5CZFulOAqD
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 9, 2024
Darmanin also reported that he asked the head of the national security office to forward the information available to the services of the other countries in which the BL quarterfinals will take place. He reminded that the last eight terrorist incidents in France were linked to the Islamic State, but at the same time called on people not to fall for what the terrorist propaganda is trying to achieve by spreading fear and terror everywhere.
Preparedness was also stepped up in Spain, government spokeswoman Pilar Alegria announced that the number of law enforcement officers would be increased by two thousand for the matches on Tuesday and Wednesday. He also announced that the terrorist threat level had been raised to four on a scale of five.
There is already a lot of preparation in Madrid, as two matches will be held in the Spanish capital. Real Madrid will host Manchester City on Tuesday night, while Atletico Madrid will play Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday at 9:00. According to press reports, Real Madrid received permission from UEFA for the teams to play under a retractable roof, preventing possible drone attacks, writes the Mandarin.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the March 22 attack at the Crocus City Hall complex in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, in which 144 people lost their lives.
Champions League, quarter-final first legs:
Real Madrid–Manchester City 21.00
Arsenal–Bayern Munich 9 p.m
